Political Quotes

“The reason the President has said that he is going to veto anything that disturbs his community policing program is that he made the commitment 2 years ago. He got the bill through on the bipartisan basis last year. It was enjoyed 5 months' worth of great success. We had eight police organizations that represent four-fifths, or certainly two-thirds of all the police in America all supporting strongly the program. He feels that he has no other alternative but to resist any attempts by the new majority to destroy a program that is eminently successful, as we speak here today.”